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India's carriers vary in their coverage from a single circle, such
as HFCL Infotel Ltd. in Punjab, to all 23, such
as Bharti Airtel Ltd. (Mumbai: BHARTIARTL
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board). Four of the five new players – Datacom, Loop Telecom,
S Tel, and Unitech – will be licensed to provide national coverage,
while Swan Communications received letters of intent for 13 circles.
Fixed-Line operators table
lists operators by circle and shows where companies have received
approval for new licenses.
Network Coverage
| Circles |
Operators |
Licenses pending spectrum* |
Licenses approved Jan 2008 |
| Metro
circles |
| Mumbai |
Bharti, BPL Mobile,
MTNL, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar |
Aircel, IDEA Cellular |
Datacom Solutions,
Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| New Delhi |
Bharti, IDEA Cellular,
MTNL, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Spice Communications, Swan Telecom,
Unitech |
| Kolkata |
Bharti, BSNL, Reliance
Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Unitech |
| Chennai |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar |
Aircel |
(included in Tamil
Nadu circle for licenses) |
| A
circles |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Spice Communications, Swan Telecom,
Unitech |
| Gujarat |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Karnataka |
Bharti, BSNL, Reliance
Communications, Spice Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Maharashtra |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Spice Communications, Swan Telecom,
Unitech |
| Tamil Nadu |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone Essar |
|
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| B
circles |
| Haryana |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Spice Communications, Swan Telecom,
Unitech |
| Kerala |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata Teleservices |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Unitech |
| Punjab |
Bharti, BSNL, HFCL
Infotel, Reliance Communications, Spice Communications, Tata
Teleservices, Vodafone Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Rajasthan |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Shyam Telelink, Tata Teleservices,
Vodafone Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Uttar Pradesh (East) |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| Uttar Pradesh (West) |
Bharti, BSNL, IDEA
Cellular, Reliance Communications, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone
Essar |
Aircel |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Swan Telecom, Unitech |
| West Bengal |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata Teleservices,
Vodafone Essar |
|
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, Unitech |
| C
circles |
| Assam |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Telecom |
Vodafone Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Tata Teleservices,
Unitech |
| Bihar |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata Teleservices |
IDEA Cellular, Vodafone
Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Unitech |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
IDEA Cellular, Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata
Teleservices |
Vodafone Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Unitech |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications |
Vodafone Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Tata Teleservices,
Unitech |
| North East |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Telecom |
Vodafone Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Tata Teleservices,
Unitech |
| Orissa |
Aircel, Bharti, BSNL,
Reliance Communications, Reliance Telecom, Tata Teleservices |
Vodafone Essar |
Datacom Solutions,
IDEA Cellular, Loop Telecom, Shyam Telelink, S Tel, Unitech |
| * Spectrum awarded Jan
2008; operators yet to start service in these areas |
Wireless Operators
table provides a quick reference for the number of circles where
each company has licenses.
Licenses by Operator
| Operator |
Licenses held |
Licenses approved Jan 2008 |
| Aircel |
23 (operates in 9) |
-- |
| Bharti Airtel |
23 |
-- |
| BPL Mobile |
1 |
-- |
| BSNL |
21 |
-- |
| Datacom Solutions |
-- |
22 |
| HFCL Infotel |
1 |
-- |
| IDEA Cellular |
13 (operates in 11) |
9 |
| MTNL |
2 |
-- |
| Loop Telecom (BPL) |
-- |
21 |
| Reliance Communications |
21 |
-- |
| Reliance Telecom |
8* |
-- |
| Shyam Telelink-JFSC
Sistema |
1 |
21 |
| Spice Telecom |
2 |
4 |
| S Tel |
-- |
6 |
| Swan Telecom |
-- |
13 |
| Tata Teleservices
|
20 |
3 |
| Unitech |
-- |
22 |
| Vodafone Essar |
22 (operates in 16) |
-- |
| * CDMA-based Reliance
Communications has been permitted to offer GSM services; its
GSM-based subsidiary Reliance Telecom will expand into the remaining
circles |
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